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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Before the thunder goeth lightning; and before a shamefaced man shall go favour.
- WEB
- Lightning speeds before thunder. Approval goes before one who is modest.
- DRC32:14
- Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee.
- LXXE
- Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Δὸς ὑψίστῳ κατὰ τὴν δόσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν ἀγαθῷ ὀφθαλμῷ καθεύρεμα χειρός.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 32:14 in some Bibles
- 32:10 in most Bibles